From ‘Baby Driver’ to ‘Atomic Blonde,’ Streaming Has Saved the Movie Soundtrack
Thanks to streaming, anyone can make a soundtrack — even directors. Now 2017 is the best soundtrack year in decades.

July 5, 2017 at 08:28AM
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Hackers Connected to NotPetya Ransomware Surface Online, Empty Bitcoin Wallet
Whoever is in control of the NotPetya bitcoin wallet has moved around $10,000 of funds, and a mysterious group has offered to unlock all of the ransomed files.

July 5, 2017 at 07:25AM
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On London’s Streets, Black Cabs and Uber Fight for a Future
London’s cabby wars are less about the disruptive power of an app, or a new business model, than about the disruption of Britain.

July 4, 2017 at 05:16PM
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Why Giving Governments Encryption Backdoors Is A No Good Idea
If governments can tap phones and read emails, what’s the big deal with giving them encryption keys?

July 4, 2017 at 09:31AM
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Winamp’s woes: How the greatest MP3 player undid itself
MP3s are so natural to the Internet now that it’s almost hard to imagine a time before high-quality compressed music. But there was such a time.

July 4, 2017 at 08:23AM
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Rural America’s Future Is Riding on a Cell Signal | Backchannel
The rural lifestyle is currently at odds with the tech boom — but it doesn’t have to be.

July 4, 2017 at 07:17AM
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Samsung’s ‘exploding’ Note 7 repackaged as Galaxy Note Fan Edition
The troubled Galaxy Note 7 that caught fire causing damage to people, property and Samsung’s reputation, is returning to the market this week as the Galaxy Note Fan Edition.

July 3, 2017 at 04:51PM
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Roku sales are banned in Mexico because pirates keep hacking it
A court order banned the sales of the device after hackers offered pirate channels of HBO, ESPN.

July 3, 2017 at 01:17PM
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Why People With Brain Implants Are Afraid to Go Through Automatic Doors
In 2009, Gary Olhoeft walked into a Best Buy to buy some DVDs. He walked out with his whole body twitching and convulsing.

July 3, 2017 at 12:19PM
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I Could Kill You with a Consumer Drone
As a former intelligence soldier who now sells drones for a living, I can tell you that this problem is bigger than almost anyone realizes.

July 3, 2017 at 10:43AM
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